Sara Ahmed has resigned over Goldsmith’s handling of sexual harassment. An excerpt:
It is with sadness that I announce that I have resigned from my post at Goldsmiths. It is not the time to give a full account of how I came to this decision. In a previous post, I described some of the work we have been doing on sexual harassment within universities. Let me just say that I have resigned in protest against the failure to address the problem of sexual harassment. I have resigned because the costs of doing this work have been too high.
She will clearly be much missed. Here is a letter from some of her students. An excerpt:
We could not have asked for a better teacher and mentor.
We know that sometimes there are feminist reasons to leave institutions. We are sad to lose you, but we also know that this was a positive decision for you. We are looking forward to seeing where this departure leads you, and to reading what you write next.
Feminist Philosophers 